Groups who provide leadership in key health areas, and advise on and monitor services in New Zealand.
Expert groups
In this section
- The primary purpose of the Acute Care Sector Advisory Group (ACSAG) is to provide expert advice to the Ministry on evidence-based improvements in acute care and process flows across the health care system. Read more
- The Technical Advisory Group has been established as part of the Ministry’s response to COVID-19. Read more
- The COVID-19 Vaccine Technical Advisory Group provides science advice and recommendations on the use of COVID-19 vaccinations. Read more
- The COVID-19 Therapeutics Technical Advisory Group provides expert technical advice on therapeutics for use for patients with COVID-19. Read more
- The Clinical and Technical Advisory Group (CTAG) is made up of representatives from across the aeromedical sector. Read more
- The Epilepsy Technical Advisory Group is leading the development of a national service improvement model for people with epilepsy. Read more
- HL7 New Zealand provides expert advice to the Ministry and the Health Information Standards Organisation (HISO) on standards for health care interoperability. Read more
- Health Informatics New Zealand (HiNZ) is a not-for-profit organisation with a focus on education and networking Read more
- We have a growing Health Sector Architecture, comprising architectural principles, standards, directives and models. Read more
- The Health Sector Relationship Agreement (HSRA) Steering Group is a tripartite forum consisting of representatives from district health boards (DHBs), the Council of Trade Unions (CTU) and affiliated unions and the Crown represented by senior Ministry of Health officials Read more
- The Ministry of Health has worked with Standards New Zealand to establish a national mirror committee for the ISO/TC 215 Health informatics technical committee of the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) Read more
- The long COVID Expert Advisory Group was established in May 2022 to assess the evidence on long COVID and apply it to the Aotearoa New Zealand context, to help inform recommendations for clinical practice and guidelines. Read more
- The Ministry established the National Infection Prevention and Control Leadership Group to support infection prevention and control (IPC) best practice in the health sector and provide leadership and governance to enable the development of a national IPC strategy. Read more
- The National Information Clinical Leadership Group (NICLG) recognises clinical leadership and advice is required at a national level for eHealth projects Read more
- The NIFRS is provided by a small team of dedicated clinicians working at Auckland District Health Board. The team are available to provide advice and support for clinicians across New Zealand caring for patients with intestinal failure. Read more
- The Ministry works in partnership with the National Pathology and Laboratory Round Table to provide national leadership and independent advice on clinical, scientific and strategic aspects of the Pathology and Laboratory Sector. Read more
- The National Renal Advisory Board advises on and monitors renal care services in New Zealand. Read more
- The National Renal Transplant Service (NRTS) leads and implements an agreed work programme to improve the volume of donor kidney transplants in New Zealand. Read more
- Digital Health Association is an industry group of health software companies, partners, consultants and health care providers, with a broad range of supporting members including academics, clinicians, researchers and policy makers Read more
- The Psychoactive Substances Expert Advisory Committee (PSEAC) was established in February 2014 under the Psychoactive Substances Act 2013 to provide expert advice to the Psychoactive Substances Regulatory Authority Read more
- Telehealth is the use of information and communication technologies to deliver health care when patients and care providers are not in the same physical location Read more
- The Well Child Tamariki Ora Review Advisory Rōpū was established to provide expert and objective advice, guidance and support to the Well Child Tamariki Ora (WCTO) Review Read more